Category: Emergency Services

Clear exits help emergency responders (fire & medical) with easy access into a building during an emergency. For this reason do not block exits with furniture, signage or other items. All exits need to remain clear to ensure safe evacuation of all occupants during a fire, or emergency. In these challenging times, Athabasca County Emergency…

Keeping Emergency Services Personnel Healthy – As our first responders continue to protect our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important we help keep them safe. Maintaining six feet, or two metres, between you police, firefighters, or EMS will help flatten the curve and keep our first responders safe. If you have been sick,…

Please be advised the Athabasca County Admin Office, Public Works, and FCSS/Parent Link building are closed to public access until further notice. This measure is being taken to protect our residents, staff, and communities, as we work to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. For those who need to make payments, electronic options are…

Daylight saving time officially starts this weekend in Alberta on Sunday, March 8, at 2 a.m. While your phones and computers will automatically “spring forward” one hour earlier, you’ll still have to check your smoke detectors. So here are 5 tips to check your smoke detectors: Test alarms at least once a month by using…

Please take note that our office will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2020 for the Family Day Holiday. The Municipal Emergency Line will remain open for urgent concerns with utilities and infrastructure.    

False alarms are not only a drain on resources and personnel but they can take personnel away from a real emergency. Should your alarm system go off when there is no emergency, remember that turning off or silencing the system at the control panel only stops the alarm from going off at your property. A…

Free FireSmart Assessments Being Offered            The Athabasca County Conversation is a bi-weekly radio update that airs on BOOM 94.1. If you missed it on the radio you can listen to it here. This week’s segment talks about a new initiative offering free FireSmart assessments of your rural property to make…

Just a reminder that our offices will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2019 for Labour Day stat holiday. The After-Hours Emergency Line 780-689-9000 will remain in operation over the long weekend for emergencies connected with municipal services. If you encounter an emergency that requires Fire, Police or Ambulance please dial 9-1-1.  

Come out to the Island Lake Fire Hall this Saturday August 3rd from 11am – 2pm for a hamburger and activities for the kids. There will be FireSmart and Voyent-Alert information displays as well as home sprinkler kits available for sale.

Receive County notices on your mobile phone The Athabasca County Conversation is a bi-weekly radio update that airs on BOOM 94.1. If you missed it on the radio you can listen to it here. This week’s segment talks about a new communication tool being used by the County to connect with residents about services and…